Photographic cabinet



March 16,1926. [1,576,674-

R. E. OLSEN PHOTOGRAPHIC CABINET Filed July 50, 1925 1 NV EN TOR.

fiaamr 5. OLSEN I ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

P OFFICE.

UNITED STATES ROBERT E. OLSEN, OF OCEAN PARK, CALIFOBiNIA.

A PHOTOGRAPHIO CABINET.

Application filed July 30, 1925. Serial 1%. 46,841.

citizen of the United States, residing at Ocean Park, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Photographic Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, refer ence being had to the accompanying draw lngs.

This invention relates to photographic cabinets.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved cabinet for use with automatic photographic machines. One of the specific objects of the invention is to provide a photographic cabinet including means to exclude light from the subject being photographed.

Another object of the invention is to pro- .vide a photographic cabinet including means for excluding light from the face of the subject while at the same time providing artificial light so that shadows are eliminated.

Another object of the invention is to proivide a photographic cabinet wherein means is provided for automatically shifting the illuminating lightwhen the seat is raised or lowered.

Other objects of the invention will be aparent from the following description taken :m connection with the accompanying drawings wherein: -Fi .1-is a perspective view of a photograp c cabinetembodying the features ofmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cabinet I taken on line 2-2, Fig. 3, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, of the cabinet taken on line 3-3,' Fig. 2.

Referring -to the drawing by reference characters I have indicated my cabinet genorally at 10. This cabinet includes'a base 11 having a back 12 thereon upon whicha cabinet 14 is mounted. This cabinet serves to house the photographic machine and the light to the lens is adapted to pass through an aperture 15.

The base is shown as provided with a pedestal 16 which has a threaded upper por tion 17 thereon. This'pedestal receives a threaded post 18. Fixed upon this 0st is a seat 19 and the constructlon is suc that when the seat 19 is rotated it will be raised or lowered.-

The pedestal 16 is provided with an extension 20 which is hollowed to' receive a lever 21 which is pivoted at 22. The end 23 of this lever, has a projection thereon which fits agroove 24-on the lower end of the post 18 so that when the post is moved up or down the lever 21 will be rocked.

The lever 21 is connected by means of a mounted on a pivot 37 and the construction I is such that as the seat 19 is raised the lamp 36 will be swung about its pivot 37 to a very small extent to changethe direction of its rays and thereby throw a better light upon the subject being photographed.

The cabinet is provided with a front 40 which is supported upon a projection 41 arranged upon the pedestal 16. The cabinet is also provided with side members 42 which are notched as at 43.

The cabinet is provided with a top 44 which inclines downwardly toward the front .as shown in Fig. 2, and which also inclines toward either side so that water falling'upon it-will be drained away.

The cabinet is preferably composed of a plurality of angle irons 45 upon which the wooden or metallic members comprising the .body are mounted. The cabinet may be provided with a mirror 46 for the use of the person being photographed.

I The notches 43 are so arranged'that the portions 51 of the sides 42 are of sufiicient width so that the front edge thereof is about even withthe front portion of the subjects face. These portions together with the projecting portion 52 at the top, acting in con- ]11I10tl011 with the front 40 and the top,"

count of police regulations cabinets cannot 'tomatic photographic machines, is new as K5 front, a seat on said base, said front terminating adjacent to said seat, sald front havfar as I am aware, and I consider this of great importance.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim is:

1. A photographic cabinet comprising a said back, a support on said base, a front fixed on said supportf a pair of sides con necting said front and back and engaging said top, a seat on said base, said sides being notched and each side having one edge thereof disposed.- alongside of said seat whereby direct light from the sides and. front of said cabinet will be cut oil from the subject, and means to direct artificial, light 'upon' the subject.

6. In a photographic cabinet, abase having a lamp support thereon, a seat on said base, said seat including a threaded pedestal, a threadedpost'secured on said pedestal, a seat on said post, a lamp pivotally mounted on said support, a pivoted ever base, a top, a back,a front, an artificia1 -,.-.ad@pted to be rocked by said post, a rod 1 light, asset? for 'thesubjectbeing photographed, and light excluding strips on each lsoideof the front and extend ng towards the ack.

2. A photographic cabinet comprising a base having a back thereon, a top, a seat support on said base, a front fixed on said seat support, a side at each edge of the ing side strips thereon.

3. A. photographic cabinet comprlsing a base, a back, a case for a photographic machine, an artificial light, a seat for the subject being photographed, said case having a front and a top thereon, said case having a strip along each side near the front thereof and. also having the back thereof.

v4. In a photographic cabinet, a base, a case for a photographic machine, an artificial light, a seat for the subject being photographed, and light excluding means on three sides of the place occupied by the a strip on either side neay f subject, said-means serving to prevent direct light from striking the subject, said artificial light serving to illuminate the subject.

5. In a. device of the class described, a base having a back thereon, a top fixed on the seat is raisedor lowered.

pivotally connected to said lamp, and means connecting said lever and said rod for swinging said lamp about its whenthe seat is raised or lowered the lamp will be swung on its pivot.

8. In a photographic cabinet, a base having a back thereon, a case-supported on said pivot when back, a seat on said base,said seat including a threaded pedestal, a threaded post on sai pedestal, a seat on said post, a lamp pivotally mounted in said cabinet, a pivoted lever adapted to be locked by said post, a bell crank, a link connecting said bell crank and: 7

said lever, a slidable link adapted to be reciprocated by said bell crank, a second bellcrank adapted to be rocked by saidslidable link, and a rod pivotally connected to said second mentioned bell crank and to said lamp for swinging said lamp about its pivot whenthe seat is raised or lowered.

In testimony whereof, I'hereunto aflix my signature.

ROBERT E; OLSEN. 

